Sheila's Last Oncology Follow-up
S heila and I recently headed up to Burlington for another visit to Oncology at The University of Vermont Medical Center. This time, however, our visit was for Sheila's last follow-up appointment after five years of treatment for her latest bout of breast cancer so it turned out to be a good visit because this visit marked a definitive end to this long five year period of our lives. The doctor did some ultrasound imaging of Sheila's breast and thoroughly examined her. Everything looked good! The discussion with the oncologist included diet, exercise, acupuncture targeting Sheila's specific cancer issues, and how this post-treatment care works. The doctor made it clear that Sheila isn't being dropped completely. If she has any problems whatsoever, she can call and get back in to see someone on her oncology team. This latest course of treatment is behind her now though so we're hoping for a nice long break from this stuff. Although some cancer was found in s